February 14, 2018
Manitoba Organ and Tissue Donation Task Force Accepting Written Submissions
Manitobans are invited to provide written submissions to the non-partisan Manitoba Organ and Tissue Donation Task Force, government house leader Cliff Cullen announced today.
“Manitoba has long been known as the most generous province in Canada, yet many Manitobans do not make their wishes about the ultimate gift of generosity – organ and tissue donation – known to their families,” said Cullen. “It is our hope the work of this task force will result in more Manitobans choosing the gift of life.”
The non-partisan task force, chaired by Reg Helwer, MLA for Brandon West, is tasked with examining opportunities to improve organ and tissue donation rates in Manitoba.
“I am encouraged that members from all political parties will be working together as we look to find ways to improve organ and tissue donation rates in Manitoba,” said Helwer. “We look forward to hearing from Manitobans as we continue this important conversation on organ and tissue donation.”
The task force will also be meeting with stakeholders through a series of meetings. These meetings are open to the public and will be held in:
• Winnipeg – Wednesday, Feb. 28, Legislative Building, Room 254, 9 a.m.; and
• Brandon – Friday, March 2, Riverbank Discovery Centre, 545 Conservation Dr., 11 a.m.
The feedback from both stakeholder meetings and written submissions from Manitobans will be used to develop recommendations that will be presented to government this spring.
Manitobans can provide their feedback to the task force via email to organdonation@leg.gov.mb.ca until March 2.
For more information on organ and tissue donation in Manitoba and to register as an organ donor online, visit www.signupforlife.ca/.
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